COMMITTEE ON COMMODITY PROBLEMS

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1 September 2011 CCP:HF/JU 11/Inf.1 E COMMITTEE ON COMMODITY PROBLEMS JOINT MEETING OF THE THIRTY-SIXTH SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL GROUP ON HARD FIBRES AND THE THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL GROUP ON JUTE, KENAF AND ALLIED FIBRES Salvador City, Bahia, Brazil, November 2011 INFORMATION NOTE ON ARRANGEMENTS 1. LOCATION OF SESSION By kind invitation of the Government of the Republic of Brazil, the Joint Meeting of the Thirty-sixth session of the Intergovernmental Group on Hard Fibres and the Thirty-eighth session of the Intergovernmental Group on Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres will be held in Salvador City, Bahia, Brazil, from November The Joint Meeting will be preceded by a Multi-stakeholder Consultation, which will take place on 15 November The venue of both events will be: Catussaba Resort Hotel Alameda da Praia Itapuã - CEP This document is printed in limited numbers to minimize the environmental impact of FAO's processes and contribute to climate neutrality. Delegates and observers are kindly requested to bring their copies to meetings and to avoid asking for additional copies. Most FAO meeting documents are available on the Internet at

2 2 CCP:HF/JU 11/Inf.1 2. ENQUIRIES ON THE MEETING a) All enquiries concerning the session, except those regarding local arrangements, may be addressed to: Kaison Chang Secretary Intergovernmental Groups on Hard Fibres and on Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres Trade and Markets Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla Rome, Italy b) Information on local arrangements should be addressed to the Liaison Officer for the session: Wilson Andrade President Sindicato das Indústrias de Fibras Vegetais no Estado da Bahia (SINDIFIBRAS) Conselheiro Dantas, 08, Ed. Paraguassu, sala Bahia, Brazil Mobile: ENTRY FORMALITIES Visas should be obtained from the Embassy or Consulate of Brazil nearest to the applicant's domicile. When applying for their visas, delegates should ensure that their passports are valid for at least six months. 4. CUSTOMS Delegates are kindly urged to check customs regulations for Brazil before entering the country. To facilitate custom examination, visitors are advised to fill in the Baggage and Currency Declaration Form before disembarking. The forms are usually distributed by the airlines during flights to Brazil. Visitors are allowed to bring in the following items duty-free: a reasonable quantity of clothing and jewellery; two bottles of wine or liquor of not more than one litre each; and 400 cigarettes (equivalent to two cartons or twenty packs) or two tins of tobacco. Foreign exchange regulations state that visitors carrying more than are requested to declare the amount at the Central Bank of Brazil counter located in the customs areas of the airport. Foreign currency taken out upon departure must not exceed the amount brought in. Thence, it is important to keep receipts for record purposes. Departing passengers may not take more than HOTEL ACCOMMODATION Please see Appendix 2 for a list of hotels. Delegates should make their reservations directly to the Liaison Officer. A deposit of one night accommodation is required when making the reservation. 6. TRANSPORT Delegates travelling on international flights will arrive at the Luis Eduardo Magalhães International Airport, located in Salvador City, about 10 kilometres from the Catussaba Resort Hotel. Delegates will be met at the airport by welcome staff and transport provided to their hotels, provided that the Liaison Officer receives their arrival details well in advance.

3 CCP:HF/JU 11/Inf CLIMATE Salvador City has a tropical climate. The average temperature for Salvador is 25 C minimum and 32 C maximum. 8. HEALTH Recommended vaccinations for all travellers: All travellers should visit either their personal physician or a travel health clinic four to eight weeks before departure. The following vaccinations are recommended for Brazil: Yellow fever vaccination is required for all travellers over one year of age who arrive from a yellow fever-infected area in Africa and Latin America; otherwise, it is not recommended; Delegates who may wish to visit rural areas are recommended to take precautions against malaria. 9. CURRENCY AND BANKS Brazil's monetary unit is the real (BRL), divided into 100 cents. Foreign currency may be exchanged at the international airport, banks and authorized money exchange shops accredited by the Central Bank of Brazil. The September 2011 UN exchange rate is: 1 = BRL CREDIT CARDS International credit cards, such as American Express, Diners Club, Master Card and Visa, are accepted in major establishments. 11. SOCIAL EVENTS The Liaison Officer is organizing a city tour of Salavador. 12. MEETING REGISTRATION Registration for the Joint Meeting will take place from 07:30-09:00 a.m. on Monday, 14 November 2011 at the Catussaba Resort Hotel.

4 4 CCP:HF/JU 11/Inf.1 APPENDIX 1 PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE Sunday, 13 November and Monday, 14 November INFO Meeting Tuesday, 15 November Multi-stakeholder Consultation on Action to Unlock Commercial Fibre Potential Wednesday, 16 November Opening of the Joint Meeting of the Thirty-sixth Session of the Intergovernmental Group on Hard Fibres and the Thirty-eighth Session of the Intergovernmental Group on Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres Opening of the Seventeenth Session of the Sub-Group of Sisal and Henequen Producing Countries of the IGG on Hard Fibres Thursday, 17 November Adoption of the Report of the Sub-Group of Sisal and Henequen Producing Countries Joint Meeting of the Thirty-sixth Session of the Intergovernmental Group on Hard Fibres and the Thirty-eighth Session of the Intergovernmental Group on Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres (continued) Friday, 18 November Field visits Adoption of the Report of the Joint Meeting of the Thirty-sixth Session of the Intergovernmental Group on Hard Fibres and the Thirty-eighth Session of the Intergovernmental Group on Jute, Kenaf and Allied Fibres

5 CCP:HF/JU 11/Inf.1 5 APPENDIX 2 LIST OF HOTELS Hotel Contact information Rates Catussaba Resort Hotel (5 stars) (recommended) Hotel Deville Salvador (5 stars) Website Hotel Mar Brasil (4 stars) Gran Hotel Stella Maris (5 stars) Alameda da Praia - Itapuã CEP Rua Passárgada, Itapuã CEP deville-salvador/116/sobre-o-hotel.aspx Rua Flamengo, 44, Farol de Itapuã, CEP reservas@marbrasilhotel.com.br Praça de Stella Maris, n Stella Maris CEP stella@solexpress.com.br